2017 Edison Best New Product Awards™ Winners

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Being recognized with an Edison Award™ is one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business success. The Edison Awards honor excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation. These Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners were chosen as the "best of the best" by the world's top senior business executives, academics, and innovation professionals. We congratulate all of our winners for their accomplishment!

Diamox is a new type of electrochemical cell, using boron-doped diamond electrodes, for treating highly contaminated industrial wastewater without chemical additions. It is a simple on-site modular solution for industry that is cleaner for the environment and can enable safe direct discharge or reuse of process water.

Molekule has created the world’s first molecular indoor air purifier. Where other air purifiers trap pollutants in filters and eventually re-release them into the air, Molekule is the only air purifier to eliminate all indoor air pollutants (e.g. allergens, VOCs), leaving the air clean and safe to breathe.

A line of reactive clothing that transforms its pattern as increased levels of harmful particles in the air are detected; giving the user added awareness of their surroundings. Using our Aerochromic dye; our clothing begins to change color at 60 AQI (Air Quality Index). The goal of Aerochromics is to transform the way we navigate our urban spaces as pollution becomes something we must better understand and co-habitate with.

Paint Shield® is the first EPA-registered microbicidal paint that kills certain harmful bacteria on painted surfaces. Representing a game-changing advancement in coatings technology, Paint Shield kills greater than 99.9 percent of these select bacteria within two hours of exposure on a painted surface.

Modumetal grows nanolayered metal alloys and metal parts that are stronger, lighter, more durable and cost-competitive than conventional metals. Through its patented, additive process Modumetal is realizing a new era in manufacturing, creating new possibilities for applications in transportation, energy, infrastructure, military and more.

Aerodynamic bodies from monolithic lightweight metal alloys are imminent for vehicles. They are manufactured by stretching sheet-metals > 100%, and traditional lubricants fail due to friction, resulting in ruptured parts. The problem is at nanoscale and nGlide® Superflow is nanoengineered multifunctional coating for metal forming applications.

The Arconic Micromill™ is the fastest, most productive aluminum casting and rolling system in the world. It enables automotive products with strength, formability and surface quality combinations never before possible, allowing customers unparalleled design freedom.

MAX system is a low-cost, flexible, modular exoskeleton that consists of three separate modules(backX, shoulderX & legX) that can be used together or independently to ease the burden of strenuous tasks in a variety of workplace environments. Modules engage when needed & don't impede you otherwise.

Rize One is the world's only means to efficiently and safely 3D print one-offs of customized end-use products on the fly in the office or on the manufacturing floor, unlocking industrial 3D printing for new markets and driving the next wave of innovation and advancement in manufacturing.

Mcor Arke is the world’s first full color desktop 3D printer. Using paper gives users of our technology an unrivalled experience due to the extremely low cost of printed parts, excellent eco-friendly credentials and unparalleled color capability.

Saltwater Brewery, a South Florida craft brewery, and WeBelievers, a NY co-creation agency, ideated, designed, tested and prototyped the first ever Edible Six Pack Rings. A biodegradable and compostable six‐pack packaging, made with byproducts of the beer making process, that instead of killing animals, feeds them.

Plastic food packaging currently represents two-thirds of the world’s plastic waste. Flexible plastic packaging has no viable waste management solutions. As such, to solve the problem, TIPA has created an innovative flexible packaging solution, which decomposes into compost when thrown away. (www.tipa-corp.com)

DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program, supported by Leidos, has designed, developed and constructed an entirely new class of ocean-going vessel—one intended to traverse thousands of kilometers over the open seas for months at a time, all without a single crew member aboard.

Applying its sophisticated materials science and engineering expertise to saving lives, CoorsTek is a leading innovator and foremost supplier of the advanced ceramic armor plate worn as body armor by military and law enforcement personnel, as well as military vehicles and now police vehicles they use

Airobotics is a completely automatic drone platform with an end-to-end solution. Airobotics has developed a platform that is fully automated, which also provides the accuracy and reliability that users have come to expect from a commercial UAV solution.

Goodix’s live fingerprint detection sensor provides unmatched levels of security by capturing the biometrics of a live finger by sensing pulses as your blood flows through your body, enabling heartbeat authentication. Transforming live fingerprints into a unique a bodily identifier enabling a new set of applications – acting as the first true living digit.

GameChanger™ is a high-performance lighting system designed for sports venues, with a revolutionary form factor and IoT connectivity at half the cost of competitive systems. Unlike its competitors, GameChanger™ is bar shaped with proprietary optics which makes it more efficient in its lighting patterns and run wireless from mobile devices.

Arctic Grip is an innovative technology that yields Vibram's best performance on wet ice to date. Arctic Grip, tailor made to function best on wet ice; is paired with the Icetrek compound which functions as Vibram's best grip on dry ice. Utilizing a unique polymer blend coupled with an advanced filler system and a new processing technique, Arctic Grip was created; breaking the ice for optimal performance on wet and dry ice.

Tentsile tree tents were conceived as treehouses that you can take anywhere. Combining the versatility of a hammock with a safety of a tent they offer an incredible way to take your camping experience to a whole new level. Away from wet, lumpy, bumpy, uneven ground and safely away from snakes, insects and other predators, our range offers the opportunity to camp in places no one has ever camped before.

The DTV Shredder is a brand new off-road vehicle combining the best characteristics of board sports with the power of motocross. It can be ridden year-round over any terrain, turning the outdoors into your personal playground. It’s patented transmission converts the rider’s body movements into carving turns capturing the freedom of snowboarding while it’s racing engine enables the rider to do tricks from multiple Action Sports

Tripstix's innovative, patent pending technology combines performance and practicability: With the pipe-like air chambers we are able to reproduce any desired surfboard shape, while the granule filled vacuum chambers provide extra stiffness to the inflatable board. The pioneering technology is deployable in various contexts.

ROKA set out to create the freest, fastest wetsuit ever.We have engineered a new wetsuit design with technologies that translate to faster swimming with better mechanics, less effort and no shoulder strain. ROKA development team has an obsession with flexibility. It led to a unique patent-pending innovation called Revolution X that allows the Maverick X wetsuit to offer unrivaled mobility by virtually eliminating restriction.

Constructed from waterproofed recycled paper in a radial honeycomb pattern, EcoHelmet absorbs blows from any direction as effectively as traditional polystyrene. It folds flat for easy vending and fits most head sizes, providing inexpensive protection for bike share users.

Our initial technology is the ZERO1 football helmet, designed to reduce head impacts by limiting linear and rotational impact forces. Engineered with a unique layered structure, the ZERO1 brings long needed innovation to football helmets. We hope to benefit all young athletes who play contact sports.

Radar Pace is smart eyewear featuring a real-time voice activated coaching system powered by Intel® Real Speech™. It creates a dynamic training program, tracks performance, coaches in the moment and responds to the user’s questions – allowing athletes to communicate with the system in a live, natural way during a workout.

Kansas City is deploying the most extensive coordinated suite of connective Wi-Fi technology and analytical platforms in the world to enhance the citizens’ experience and improve delivery of city services. We are expanding the system to make Kansas City the smartest city in the world within five years.

Understory builds & deploys ground-breaking, hyper-local weather networks, leading to better insights and early detection of risks. $485B of the U.S. economy fluctuates with weather! Get the real story under the clouds with Understory.

Apache Spot is an open source project that harnesses the power of big data to build next generation cybersecurity analytic capabilities. The data science community, using Spot, is unlocking unrivaled new analytic functionality for detecting advanced cyber threats that are impacting our society. Link: https://vision.cloudera.com/join-apache-spot-incubating-the-community-dedicated-to-ending-cyber-threats/

Arrow integrated its unparalleled technology design-to-production capabilities into Indiegogo’s crowdfunding engine. The result? A first-of-its-kind service that helps everyday innovators and entrepreneurs get their products to market quickly and cost-effectively. We have essentially democratized the process of R&D and technology innovation.

WattUp is a revolutionary, RF-based technology that will transform the way consumers and industries charge their devices. It delivers intelligent, scalable power via radio bands at a distance, to multiple devices resulting in a wire-free experience that saves users from having to remember to constantly plug in their devices.

Future Cell revolutionizes wireless network deployments by removing any power and backhaul connection wires needed today. This enables massive wireless capacity to be deployed on-demand with no pre-planning or civil works required, and allows drone-based delivery of self-building wireless networks.

APC’s Back-UPS Connect BGE50ML is a first-of-its-kind combination uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and removable lithium-ion mobile power pack to provide instant backup power to your internet connection during outages, so users can make emergency VoIP phone calls, work remotely on a VPN and maintain their internet-dependent devices.

Introducing the Avaya Surge™ solution (formerly known as Avaya SDN Fx™ Healthcare), a full-package IoT solution that helps secure, automate, and track IoT devices in any organization on any network. The solution makes IoT and other devices network-smart by associating them with an intelligent system that senses, detects and automates security and management processes.

The end-to-end cyber security solution for connected and autonomous cars from HARMAN, comprises of three innovative software components: ECUSHIELD for in-vehicle detection and protection against cyber attacks TCUSHIELD for secure communication with the Internet (Cellular, Wi-Fi or BT); and Alerts Monitor for incident management and remote, over-the-air software updates

Worldwide, counterfeit drugs cause $75 billion in lost revenue and kill over 100,000 people every year. TraceLink provides the World’s Largest Track and Trace Network designed to help eliminate counterfeit prescription drugs from the global marketplace, helping to improve the visibility and traceability of pharmaceuticals, from ingredient to patient.

ORWL is a new category of desktop PC designed using banking technologies to protect your data. ORWL requires two factors of authentication, a key and a password. ORWL protects against physical attacks and will erase the SSD encryption key if tampered with. ORWL enables new privacy and security applications.

Rave Facility enables public safety agencies to securely crowd-source, verify, and share important facility information such as floor plans and key contacts. The data is easily shared across agencies with a map-based interface, greatly improving their ability to respond faster and more efficiently.

VioSafe™ Antibacterial LED Lights reduce bacteria, molds and fungi in at-risk environments such as hospitals, gyms, pharmacies and public spaces using safe, continuous White Light Disinfection™ technology. Vital Vio’s new LED uses precise wavelengths of visible light that are lethal to bacteria but harmless to humans and animals.

The Genesis DynaSpectrum is the world’s first luminaire focused on improving the user’s health and productivity. The lamp dynamically changes between Lighting Science’s biological LED spectrums, GoodDay- to enhance natural energy and focus - and Good Night- to promote a healthy and restorative sleep and help regulate your circadian rhythm.

EERS™ is a patented IoT hearable device designed to end the #1 occupational disease, noise-induced hearing loss, by protecting a worker’s hearing, allowing them to communicate in high noise and continuously monitoring to ensure a worker is always protected, all at a price every company can afford.

Onyx is a single-touch wearable voice badge that makes it easy to have instant conversations over any distance. Talk one-to-one or one-to-many without looking away from what you're doing. Drive business at the speed of voice. Learn more at orionlabs.io.

Predictive Insights provides businesses with actionable intelligence from spoken interactions, such as phone calls, educational lectures, and conferences. This technology detects complex events in spoken content by using a combination of big data and machine learning.

Keyssa’s Kiss Connector is a tiny, solid-state solution that can be safely tucked inside the skin of products, which can transmit and receive data at extremely fast data rates, at speeds up to 6 gigabits per second (6Gbps) simply by the devices “touching” each other.

Every year we add new smart-home gadgets to our lives, from app enabled lights to smart thermostats and garage doors. These devices all operate on our WiFi networks and are totally unsecured, providing a huge opportunity for hackers and identity thieves. Norton Core was designed and engineered to completely block these attacks and deliver safe, secure, lightning fast internet throughout the entire home.

With Blink’s innovative proprietary chip technology, sophisticated smart home security is now accessible to the everyday consumer. Blink systems start at $99 and can be set up in mere minutes. Blink delivers clear, HD video through the Blink app, allowing users to view live or recorded video.

Natural Evolution are world leaders in research and development of green banana products. NutroLock is world first food preservation technology designed to make use of nutritious food that is normally thrown away because of its appearance or over supply on the market. NutroLock has been scientifically tested to lock in nutrition, remaining sustainable in its application and efficiency.

The PicoBrew Pico™ appliance allows you to brew 5L of fresh craft beer using recipes from breweries around the world all from the convenience of your kitchen countertop. The machine converts our hand-made, biodegradable ingredient kits, called PicoPaks, into the freshest craft beer available.

Mann’s Culinary Cuts® are a revolutionary line of fresh cut vegetables cut into distinctive shapes. The veggies are washed and ready-to-eat and versatile enough for multiple uses such as side dishes, stir-fry’s, appetizers, desserts and casseroles. These convenient vegetables are uniquely cut and are all natural, preservative-free and gluten-free.

Bagel Smart Tape Measure allows users to digitally measure size in three different modes: String, wheel, and remote. Users can also easily save measurements along with voice memos that can be sent to smartphones via Bluetooth.

The Craftsman Sidewinder Measuring Tape features an exclusive design that allows the body to lie flat unlike traditional tape measures. Combined with a rear tang to hold the tape measure in place, it allows you to measure without the tape tipping over. Plus an auto blade lock, micro texture grip surface and a writable surface to note measurements, this is the new twist on a classic that everyone needs in their tool box.

THE COMPLETE CARE SYSTEM FOR YOUR MOWER.Take command of your lawn care with the Bluetooth®-enabled Smart Lawn app from Craftsman. Maintenance tips, weather tracking and more — everything you need to keep the best yard on the block is now in one place. Just download the FREE Smart Lawn app to your smart device and follow the on-screen instructions to connect your mower using Bluetooth® technology.

G-RO is the world’s first, human/traveler-centric companion bag – a fully-integrated innovation in response to the challenging and demanding restrictions of travel by literally reinventing the wheel within the dormant luggage category to create better ways of moving around the world.

Built for speed and convenience, the versatile Craftsman® Flex Claw Hammer allows you to drive nails with precision AND pry boards with excellent access and leverage thanks to a jointed head. The head locks in four different clawing positions to access difficult angles. Made of forged carbon steel with a magnetic nail starter and rubber grip, this hammer is the new twist on a classic that everyone needs in their tool box.

The Crescent® Grip Zone™ Tongue and Groove Pliers feature a non-marring grip directly integrated into the handles to work on chrome finish fixtures without damage. A unique tooth design in the jaws increases gripping power, allowing more torque with less effort. The handle grips feature exposed, steel handle tips that are designed to eliminate handle slip, to allow for reaming and prying, and to fasten sink and tub drains.

Re-Grip is the simple way to add a safe, durable and grip to any handle, lever or tool within seconds and with no mess. Re-Grip's non-slip grip not only provides protection but enhances the safety and comfort of any item it is added to including long handle tools, handheld tools, power tools, sports equipment and more.

E3X® is a groundbreaking Technology that reduces losses and increases capacity via a heat-dissipating coating that lowers operating temperature of transmission conductors and lowers total cost with a payback under 2 years, transforming future power grid sustainability, reliability and resilience.

Orchestrated Energy turns the home into a battery by using thermal mass to store energy. It does this by connecting with a home’s smart thermostat - and soon other devices - to optimize cooling schedules, which enables utilities to balance demand continuously. This approach effectively shaves a peak without sacrificing customer comfort.

The L-Bar is a model of sustainable lighting design. The luminaire delivers up to 4,500 lumens/150 lumens per Watt, uses about 95% less material than a standard 2’x4’ troffer, and requires 80 percent less packaging- significantly decreasing product waste. The L-Bar is lightweight (19oz.) and can be suspended or mounted directly to the ceiling!

In 2014, AMD set an ambitious goal to deliver 25 times more energy efficiency by 2020 with its Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), far outpacing the historical rate predicted by Moore’s Law. In 2016, the company remains ahead of the needed trend line with the new 7th Generation A-Series APU.

The Spark is a hand-held thermoelectric generator that converts excess heat from any cook stove or fire into useable electricity. Meticulously engineered to be rugged and reliable for users’ greatest adventure or everyday life in off-grid rural Africa, the Spark keeps cellphones, LEDs, radios and more, ready to go.

ITRI and Stanford University co-developed URABat, an ulatrafast rechargeable aluminum battery that can be fully charged in just 1 minute for more than 10,000 cycles, with a CE of 98% throughout its life. URABat can be used for large scale renewable energy storage or to power light electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

The new and sophisticated Immotor Super Battery has a built-in M2M operating system designed to be a programmable, rechargeable source for high-power consumer and industrial electric devices. Creating a new standard for powering technology, The Super Battery is a customizable modular source that enables product developers through its intelligence while removing the hurdles and risk associated with battery development.

Azuri is bringing reliable solar power to off-grid African households for the first time. Using artificial intelligence and adaptive power management, HomeSmart™automatically learns a customer’s typical power usage pattern and adjusts the light brightness to guarantee light at night, even after cloudy daytime conditions.

2 billion people live without electricity. Greenlight Planet designs Sun King solar household products such as lights and radios for base of the pyramid customers. We developed a pay-as-you-go, keypad-based IoT technology that enables customers to use products while gradually acquiring them.

Tide purclean is the first bio-based liquid laundry detergent with the trusted cleaning power of Tide. Tide purclean provides outstanding stain removal and cleans well in energy-saving cold water. With 65% bio-based ingredients, as certified by the USDA BioPreferred Program, Tide purclean aims to set the performance standard for natural detergents.

In just seven years after decoding the oil palm genome, Sime Darby Plantation developed new methods adapted to its unique challenges through to commercialization of Genome Select oil palms. This major milestone enables the production of more oil with existing land, addressing both food and land scarcity.

Stop worrying about expensive water bills and leaks. Buoy™ is a small device that installs in-line on your water main and it tells you how and where you use water, notifies you when you have a leak, and shuts off your water in an emergency.

CropX is an Ag-analytics company that empowers farmers to grow more crop with less water, using a simple, scalable software-as-a-service solution integrated with wireless sensors, that optimizes irrigation, applying different amounts of water to different parts of a field.

The Drumi is a small, foot-powered washing machine that uses only a small amount of water and no electricity. Powered by a foot-pedal, the Drumi only takes 5 - 10 minutes for a wash. It is small enough to be kept in an apartment building, and can reduce trips to the laundromat by up to 75%. The Drumi is well designed with user experience and durability in mind. It is simple and intuitive, making it very user friendly.

Freemie is the world's only hands free, concealable, mobile breast pump system. All other breast pumps available in the global market require a woman to undress to use them, requiring privacy and time away from other activities or responsibilities. Freemie gives new moms a world of expanded choices.

One in 10 babies in the U.S. is born prematurely, costing more than $26 Billion/year. The PreTRM® test is a first-of-its-kind blood test that provides a woman’s individual risk of delivering early. A woman’s PreTRM risk gives her physician confidence to proactively intervene to help prolong the pregnancy.

AngelSense is using a patent pending technology combination of GPS and Cellular technologies. This unique technology, with unmatched GPS reliability and accuracy, .delivers the ONLY GPS and voice-monitoring platform, specifically designed to safeguard children with special needs. The AngelSense solution is comprised of a GPS tracking device worn by the child and a mobile app for the child’s caregivers.

World’s 1st hearing aid to connect to the internet via the IFTTT network. Can be programmed to talk directly with doorbells, smoke detectors & other smart devices via the Oticon ON App. Opn overcomes a challenge the most advanced hearing solutions can’t solve: the ability to handle noisy environments with multiple speakers.

Beltone myPAL is a small wireless portable microphone that streams directly to a hearing aid. The myPAL is worn by the person the hearing aid wearer wants to hear. It streams their speech directly into the hearing aid to help the wearer hear speech more clearly in noisy or crowded environments.

A line of baby products that uses NASA-inspired fabric to keep babies at the ideal temperature, helping them to sleep. For every Little Lotus product sold, we help a baby with the Embrace Infant Warmer, which has already helped 200,000 vulnerable babies around the world. We hope to reach one million.

SNOO is the safest, most effective baby bed ever made. It reduces the #1 new parent stress, exhaustion, by using an algorithm to vary levels of womb-like sound and rhythmic motion to boost sleep and/or reduce crying. SNOO also prevents rolling to risky positions, making it the safest sleeper ever made.

Data Diagnostics is a healthcare analytics platform that makes health information more actionable. Physicians order patient-specific reports through their EHR to identify and address clinical, quality or diagnostic gaps that affect patient outcomes and performance under value-based care models.

The unpleasant experience of restraining a toddler whilst a doctor used a wooden tongue depressor and flash light to pry open the toddler’s mouth, gave inventor Jennifer Holland her light bulb moment. Throat Scope® provides medical professionals with one free hand, a light source located inside the mouth for a fast, accurate and pleasant oral examination experience.

vBloc Therapy consists of a pacemaker-like device implanted under the skin that blocks vagal nerve signaling between the brain and stomach, which is believed to be responsible for multiple mechanisms involving metabolic control, food intake and processing, as well as sensations of hunger, satisfaction and fullness.

Our shaving technology includes a blade protected by a pair of unique guards designed to control the amount of skin approaching the blade during a shaving stroke. Our technology is specifically designed to shave body hair often requiring a less rigid cutting angle thus, allowing for a fast shave with or without shaving cream while achieving smooth results.

Google OnHub is a new type of residential router that connects all your wireless devices to the Internet and to one another. High performance technology inside contrasts beautifully with a quiet and graceful appearance outside. Cylindrical, devoid of fussy electronic design details, and a bamboo shell advocate a warmer friendlier future for consumer electronics.

This product is a guitar tuner which magnetically attaches / detaches to a guitar capo, thus combining two important guitar accessories. An all in one device, it tunes if the capo is on the strings or if the capo is on the headstock. The powerful magnet allows the tuner to rotate 360° and the screen flips to accommodate left-handed guitarists.

The Qt® Active Emitter is capable of both sound masking and simultaneous clear reproduction of paging and music signals in a small, powerful speaker that’s virtually invisible in finished or open structure ceilings. Its patented sound masking protects speech privacy and reduces noise distractions by reducing the intelligibility of human speech.

Veritone has developed an innovative Cognitive Media Platform™ (CMP) that effectively and efficiently unlocks the power of AI-based cognitive computing so that unstructured audio and video can be processed, transformed and analyzed in a seamless, automated matter to generate actionable intelligence.

BigCommerce recently introduced a new capability called Channel Manager which allows its 50,000+ retail clients to seamlessly sell products on both a branded website as well as Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Pinterest and other channels from a single interface, reducing costs and technical complexity.

Videa is revolutionizing how TV ads are bought and sold with a supply-side platform that uses automation and data to deliver local TV inventory to advertisers and agencies and enhance existing sales processes. Videa’s solution optimizes inventory, simplifies workflows and increases revenue for local broadcasters.

On-Demand Modules provide engaging, personalized learning interventions for teachers in the form of online, 60-minute micro courses that are free. We analyze user feedback and synthesize scholarly literature to develop a fresh approach to professional development that gives teachers control.

Cheating on multiple choice tests is easy. 90% of students have copied answers and 95% of those remained undetected. That’s why we created and patented the first paper that allows the test-taker to write normally while the test paper appears black to any potential onlooker.

Yoga Book is the world's thinnest and lightest 2-in-1 tablet, designed to handle the creative and productive tasks of today's mobile-first, touch-first tablet user. Introducing features like the Create Pad, Halo Keyboard and Real Pen, Yoga Book is designed for enabling productivity for mobile users.

HP Spectre brings power that defies its thin appearance. HP engineers challenged the standard of desire and functionality by creating a battery that keeps up with the “always on” consumer personality in tandem with individuality and style.

With the Thermacell® Halo™ Mosquito Repeller, you'll rethink your mosquito protection. Simple to use, it provides a 15'x15’ zone of protection through controlled repellent release. A long-lasting fuel system, smart ZoneCheck™ indicator, all-weather durability, and modern design make this a must-have for households who like to live life outdoors.

The new easy to install SmartBurner with its patented temperature limiting control sensor technology (TLC) limits the high end temperature to below auto-ignition of cooking oils and other common household materials while also saving energy.

Innohome’s Stove Guard is an intelligent, self-learning fire safety device with advanced, award-winning sensor technology that is a result of years of dedicated research and development. The device reacts in a dangerous cooking situation before toxic gases can form and before a fire can start, turning the cooker off and activating additional alarms if needed.

Rosetta Stone® Catalyst™ is a groundbreaking new all-in-one language learning solution that, unlike others, brings together beginner, intermediate and advanced language learning paths for up to 24 languages (including English), all under one virtual umbrella. Catalyst is poised to change how companies address diverse language learning needs in the workplace.

All present day wooden peg-boards across the world are static. With multiple patents pending for design, utility & software, alphaTUB is worlds only peg-board with ability to introduce new & personalized language learning content to babies. alphaTUB is simple, creative, easy to use, extremely valuable tool for early child education.

What if instead of telling kids what they can’t do, we give them tools to see what they can do? Based on over 60 years of Stanford University research, Redbird Mathematics: Advanced Edition uses cutting-edge gamification and adaptive instruction to create a personalized learning experience.

The Biopharma Innovation Cup invites the brightest students from all over the world to come to Merck for a 1 week summer camp to learn about R&D in the pharmaceutical industry and to team up in high diversity teams with experienced retirees in a meeting of the generations to develop new ideas solving unmet medical need. The best project plan wins the Innovation Cup plus 20.000EUR and is implemented by Merck.

The bevel is an attachment for smartphones and tablets that lets you capture 3D photos and share them on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter. The bevel’s intuitive app and quick processing make streaming high quality 3D images on mobile devices as easy as sharing regular photos.

Oasis allows a casual user to easily and quickly create VR from any real world space without requiring specialized equipment or training. It changes how people create and interact with immersive digital content from entertainment to real estate and anywhere in between. You just hold up a smartphone, walk around your house and within minutes get an interactive and immersive virtual world that you can share and experience in VR.

Lucid developed the first and only 3D camera with peripheral vision for Virtual Reality to make content creation as simple as a click of a button. In a world where 3D was limited by viewing devices, Lucid's solution pairs their 3D camera with a VR cardboard distribution system which guarantees 3D content delivery and consumption on mobile phones empowering content creators to reach their audience with immersive experiences.

Petcube Play is a next-gen HD pet camera with built-in laser toy, so people can play and exercise their pets and stay connected 24/7 via smartphone app. Features include 1080p HD video, two-way audio, sound and motion alerts, and night vision. It has an iconic "cube" design, is compact, and comes in three colors.

Panorama is a Non-Invasive Prenatal Test that provides information regarding an unborn baby’s risk of developing a genetic condition. Panorama is the only commercially available NIPT test that differentiates between maternal and fetal DNA, with higher sensitivity than other tests, which helps reduce the risk of false positives.

Atherectomy is a minimally invasive treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD) in which a catheter-based device is used to remove plaque from a blood vessel. Lumivascular technology utilized in Avinger’s Pantheris system allows physicians to see from inside the artery during a directional atherectomy procedure using an imaging modality called optical coherence tomography (OCT).

The LithoVue System is a first-of-its-kind single-use digital flexible ureteroscope providing a cost effective alternative to high priced reusable systems. Its innovative design provides a high-quality image when treating urinary tract conditions without the infection risk of re-sterilized devices.

The Flex® Robotic System is the world’s first commercially available flexible robotic surgery platform. The system allows surgeons to navigate around anatomy with a steerable, shapeable robotic scope equipped with high-definition vision. Once positioned, the scope becomes rigid and allows the surgeon to operate with flexible instruments in hard-to-reach, confined spaces.

The company’s leading intraoperative product VERASENSE™ for total knee replacement transmits quantitative data from a patient’s knee, enabling a surgeon to customize implant positioning and achieve proper soft tissue balance, aiming to improve patient outcome and the economic performance in total knee replacement.

Xeltis synthetic pulmonary valve is the world’s first to enable the body to restore itself. Xeltis’ technology comprises bioabsorbable devices that, when implanted, enable the body to naturally restore the anatomy they replace with a patient’s own tissue. This new therapeutic approach is called Endogenous Tissue Restoration (ETR).

The ORTHO VISION® platform tests blood used in transfusions to make sure it's the right match for each patient. It’s the first to be fully automated, which helps hospital labs be efficient enough to keep pace with rapid changes in our health care environment, including severe staff shortages and other challenges, all while keeping patients safe.

On May 26, 2016, Probuphine, the first six-month implant to treat opioid dependence, received FDA approval. Declared a “game-changer” by the media, Probuphine aspires to revolutionize treatment options for patients with the chronic brain disease of opioid dependence.

ADMET Workbench is an innovative tool for chemists providing outstanding ability to calculate and predict properties (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity) of compounds in seconds. It saves months in comparison to real experiments for exploration of new effective life saving drugs.

Introducing the elevator industry’s Holy Grail and heralding the end of the 160-year reign of the rope-dependent elevator: MULTI harnesses the power of linear motor technology to move multiple cars in a single shaft, both vertically and horizontally. thyssenkrupp has re-imagined the elevator by replacing its ropes with linear motors.

Unlike traditional smart lockers that use a fixed number of pre-set locker sizes, PackRobot measures each parcel’s dimensions and uses a proprietary 3D lift system that dynamically configures a locker slot to optimally secure the parcel. The result: no wasted space and capacity for three times more parcels than conventional smart lockers, resulting in maximizing economic use of indoor or outdoor retail floor space.